Pettersen said she thinks Congress can adapt to "new workplace challenges." Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen, who on Tuesday held her newborn son during a speech on the House floor in support of ...

U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen has flown from Colorado to Washington, D.C., with her newborn son four times to cast votes and do her job in the nation’s capital. But since 10-week-old Sam’s ...

Brittany Pettersen said Monday. Pettersen, a Colorado Democrat, partnered with the Luna, R-Fla., this Congress to push for changing House rules and allow new mothers and fathers to vote by proxy.

US Representative Brittany Pettersen gave birth to her son, Sam, on January 25. Since then she has brought him to Washington, DC, four times due to rules on proxy voting, which force her to travel ...